Find Trade Colleges
2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 750 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Juan College the best value school in New Mexico for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SJC are $1,714 a year. On average, allied health graduates from SJC take out $12,005 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
SJC also took the #1 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico rankings.
Request Information
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clovis Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Clovis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Clovis Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
Request Information
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from CNM take out $6,706 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
CNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Central New Mexico Community College
Request Information
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a great value for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $1,968 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at NMSU Carlsbad accumulate an average of around $11,483 in student debt.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Request Information
Out of the 10 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $2,004 per year.
UNM Taos did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
Request Information
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $2,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at NMSU Dona Ana take out an average of $11,483 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Request Information
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.
UNM Gallup undergraduate students pay an average of $2,646 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNM Gallup did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Request Information
Santa Fe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFCC are $2,505 a year.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Santa Fe Community College
Request Information
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $2,424 per year.
Request Information
Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Full Allied Health Professions at Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque Report
Request InformationBest Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Arizona | 1,843 |
Texas | 5,249 |
Oklahoma | 987 |
Other Related Allied Health Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.
Allied Health Professions Related Majors for Allied Health
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Allied Health Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Allied Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88,600 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 83,587 |
Health Sciences & Services | 36,762 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 30,331 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.